Partnership is the key ingredient to success of the Western Native Trout Initiative. Partners work together to become one voice for the future of western native trout. Partners give local, regional, or national support, either through time, money or staff time. Because the Initiative is a long-term effort and includes many agencies, organizations, and individuals with different fields of expertise, each partner is a vital contributor in conserving WNTI’s 21 different focal species of western native trout and char species.
What do partners do?
Partners are responsible for creating assessments about each species, protecting species strongholds, and conducting surveys to identify undiscovered populations of native trout. They also monitor populations, synthesize and analyze genetic data to assess population trends, and secure and enhance watershed conditions. Furthermore, partners also secure funding for projects, legislative work, and provide outreach and education on a regional and local level. You can help – Become a Western Native Trout Initiative Partner!
Our partners
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Americanfishes.com
- American Fisheries Society, Idaho Chapter Native Fishes Committee
- American Fly Fishing Trade Association
- American Sportfishing Association
- Angling Trade Magazine
- Arizona Game and Fish Department
- Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- AZ Fly Shop
- Basin+Bend
- Bass Pro Shops
- Bitter Root Water Forum
- Bureau of Land Management
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- California Trout
- Clark Fork Coalition
- California Fly Fishers Unlimited
- Coastal Cutthroat Coalition
- Coastal Cutthroat Trout Interagency Committee
- Coeur D’Alene Tribe
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
- Copper River Watershed Project
- Coquille Watershed Association
- El Paso County, Colorado
- Federation of Fly Fishers – Southwest Council
- Fish America Foundation
- Fishpond USA
- Fish Focus Photography
- Fredericksburg Fly Fishers
- Friends of El Paso County (CO) Nature Centers
- Friends of the Teton River
- Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited
- Henry’s Fork Foundation
- Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- Intermountain West Joint Venture
- KeepEmWet Fishing
- Kenai Watershed Forum
- Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust
- Klamath Lake Land Trust
- Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council
- Living Waters Fly Fishing
- Long Tom Watershed Council
- Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group
- McKenzie Watershed Alliance
- Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group
- Middle Colorado Watershed Council
- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- National Fish Habitat Partnership
- National Forest Foundation
- Native Fish Society
- Native Trout Addicts
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- New Mexico Council of Trout Unlimited
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation
- Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Assoc.
- North Fork John Day Watershed Council
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Orofino (ID) High School
- Orvis
- Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
- Pheasants Forever
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
- Rep Your Water
- Resources Legacy Fund
- Rocky Mountain Flyathlon
- Sage Lion Media
- Santa Clara Pueblo – Forestry
- Sierra Pacific FlyFishers
- Simms Fishing Products
- Smith River Watershed Council
- Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative
- Southwest Council of the IFFF
- Spokane Riverkeeper
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum
- Tenkara Rod Co.
- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Tight Loops Fly
- Trout Unlimited
- Turner Endangered Species Fund
- Upper Deschutes Watershed Council
- Upslope Brewing Co.
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- West Hills Community College District
- Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- Western Landowners Alliance
- Wild Fish Conservancy
- Wild Fly Productions
- Wilderness Lite Float Tubes
- Wildlife Forever (State-Fish Art Contest)
- Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Yaak Valley Forest Council
- Yellowstone Forever Foundation
